Bareskrim Arrests One Perpetrator Of The Medical Device Fraud Investment Case

DOK VOI

JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police arrested one perpetrator in a fraudulent investment case injecting medical equipment (alkes) capital. In this case, the loss is estimated at trillions of rupiah.

"Only one person (the perpetrator has been arrested) said the Director of Special Economic Crimes at the National Police Bareskrim Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan to VOI, Thursday, December 16.

The perpetrators who were arrested were called with the initials VAK. However, the role and location of the arrests have not been detailed on the grounds that they are still in the process of being investigated.

In addition, this fraudulent investment case is still being developed. Because, it is suspected that there are other perpetrators.

Previously, Head of Sub-Directorate V Dittipideksus Bareskrim Kombes Ma'mun stated that in this case his party had mapped out the perpetrators.

"Yes, that's right, we have profiled, we have studied about who we raise suspects and so on," said Ma'mun.

In this case, continued Ma'mun, the number of victims so far is 12 people with losses reaching trillions.

However, regarding the details of the total loss and the pattern of the fraudulent investment, Ma'mun could not confirm in detail. The number of victims is likely to continue to grow.

"We don't have the courage to say for sure, it will be our fault. We have to be wise to see if that's true (tillions of dollars in losses)," said Ma'mun.